The thrilling first book in the globally bestselling Chaos Walking trilogy by multi-award-winning author Patrick Ness. Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Booktrust Teenage Prize. Prentisstown isn’t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in a constant, overwhelming Noise.There is no privacy. There are no secrets. Then Todd Hewitt unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence.Which is impossible. And now he’s going to have to run…"Ness doesn’t just tell stories—he illuminates the human heart." - Cassandra Clare"A masterpiece of speculative fiction" - Neal Shusterman